Bill W, co-founder of AA, is a Vermont native: Here's…

(This story has been updated to correct an inaccuracy.) EAST DORSET — An organization that has helped millions around the world work toward sobriety can trace its origins to the cozy parlor of a modest hotel in southern Vermont. That’s the room where Bill …

Law, family and medicine converge in documentary about Vermont’s aid in dying

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- An exploration of a determined woman’s choices at the end of her life, from the perspectives of family, medicine and law, is the subject of a new documentary and post-screening discussion coming to Williamstown’s Images Cinema in …

Vermont to receive $1.8 million from opioid settlement

MONTPELIER – Attorney General Charity Clark announced that a nationwide coalition of attorneys general have secured a settlement of approximately $720 million with eight drug makers that manufactured opioid pills and worsened the opioid crisis. Vermont is …

Vermont Arts Council welcomes new board trustees

MONTPELIER — The Vermont Arts Council welcomed four new trustees and elected new officers at its annual board meeting in June. New board trustees are Emma Makdessi of Winooski, Alia Quart Khan of Randolph, Kurt Shaffert of White River Junction, and …

Birthplace of A.A. founder in Vermont 'a place to get…

Vermont State Police Watch Commander schedule, July 14-20, 2025

  STATE OF VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY VERMONT STATE POLICE   Watch Commander Schedule for the week of July 14-20, 2025.    Please follow the attached instructions for contacting the Watch Commanders.   Watch Commander – North Lt. Cory Lozier cory. …

Vermont DEC Issues Air Quality Alert for Tuesday, July 15

PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release – July 14, 2025 Media Contacts: Bennet Leon, Air Quality Planning Section Chief Department of Environmental Conservation 802-249-4221, bennet.leon@vermont.gov Kyle Casteel, Media Lead Department of Health, Communication …

Burlington Country Club’s Michael Walsh, Jr. Wins Vermont Amateur; BCC Team Repeats McCullough Cup Victory

Michael Walsh, Jr. wins Vermont Amateur by five strokes; leads Burlington Country Club team in defending the historic 2024 McCullough Cup title. BURLINGTON, VT, UNITED STATES, July 14, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Michael Walsh, Jr. posted a total …

Jasper Brown: Vermont has an opportunity for action

Commentaries are opinion pieces contributed by readers and newsmakers. VTDigger strives to publish a variety of views from a broad range of Vermonters. Commentaries give voice to community members and do not represent VTDigger’s views. To submit a …

High risks, low payouts: Vermont farmers say crop insurance falls short

Justin Rich’s Burnt Rock Farm lost $200,000 last year, after floods covered entire fields on his riverside land in Huntington with water and debris.  After paying his premiums to the federal government’s Noninsured Disaster Assistance Program, Rich …